tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post541160795976206494..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: The National Park Service turns 100!Caroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-90081271942107592012016-07-25T07:49:49.485-05:002016-07-25T07:49:49.485-05:00Quite an interesting history, thanks, Peggy! I'...Quite an interesting history, thanks, Peggy! I've been fortunate enough to be in Yellowstone in the winter, taking an awesome guided tour on snowmobiles and rode throughout the beautiful park in the summer on motorcycles. Cheri Kay Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035609961825622472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-39969968789950045692016-07-25T07:49:11.522-05:002016-07-25T07:49:11.522-05:00Quite an interesting history, thanks, Peggy! I'...Quite an interesting history, thanks, Peggy! I've been fortunate enough to be in Yellowstone in the winter, taking an awesome guided tour on snowmobiles and rode throughout the beautiful park in the summer on motorcycles. Cheri Kay Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035609961825622472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-13863563722033048152016-07-23T11:33:49.330-05:002016-07-23T11:33:49.330-05:00I loved your story, Celia!I loved your story, Celia!Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-17921800719589157342016-07-23T10:54:19.798-05:002016-07-23T10:54:19.798-05:00I'm glad we have a dedicated park aficionado a...I'm glad we have a dedicated park aficionado among us. These vintage photos are priceless, but I've enjoyed your own photos of the park just as much. I don't know any acquaintance that know nearly as much. <br />Thanks for sharing all this with us...and congratulations on all your great novels set in Yellowstone.<br />Years ago, we were on a bus tour to national parks. We'd been last in the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore, and headed west to Yellowstone, where we would spend one night.<br />There were 40 of us, and half were from the UK. This was later spring. All the women wore tank tops or spaghetti strap tops with shorts. The stood or sat in the sun every chance they got "to get a tan." I wore a light jacket.<br />Finally, at Yellowstone, when a late spring cold front blew down. The next morning, the bus driver hurried us through breakfast and loading, because, he said, the Park thought they might have to shut down the exits and entrance. Sure enough, halfway to our exit, the snow was pretty thick. The driver said, I can stop for ten minutes...anyone want to play in the snow? Every UK person did, and made snowballs, etc. Luckily they had bought sweat shirts and hoodies in the gift shop in the inn. The driver got a call--get out now! The snow is getting thicker. They were about to close the exit which meant we'd have to stay on the side of the road for...who knows how long. We made a run for the border! And made it.<br />But these from the UK were complaining loudly that no where in the travel brochures did it mention snow in Yellowstone! They were incensed.<br />Sorry. I got carried away. But I have a tendency to remember funny stories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-42469853225742234012016-07-22T20:53:20.256-05:002016-07-22T20:53:20.256-05:00Thank goodness the parks were preserved back then....Thank goodness the parks were preserved back then. Can you imagine what they'd be like today if not? Thanks for the post, Peggy.Linda Hubalekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720726064455839808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-39685822250497076302016-07-22T19:51:23.737-05:002016-07-22T19:51:23.737-05:00Thank goodness for Park Rangers! Their expertise i...Thank goodness for Park Rangers! Their expertise is invaluable and I like that they have the authority of any law officer. It took a journalist to make things roll in the right direction.<br />It truly amazes me at the way people just don't care about wild life. I want to ship them off to another planet where there is nothing but rocks for them to look at.<br />Great post, Peggy. Protecting National Parks and the living things in them is something I care deeply about.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-90667839243171482202016-07-22T19:08:07.071-05:002016-07-22T19:08:07.071-05:00Thanks for sharing a bit of the history of Yellows...Thanks for sharing a bit of the history of Yellowstone Park, Thank goodness the Army was called in to protect the park. That guy who killed the bison deserved to be strung up!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-80519317953428969202016-07-22T11:58:32.255-05:002016-07-22T11:58:32.255-05:00I've always wanted to visit Yellowstone and yo...I've always wanted to visit Yellowstone and you keep "rabble-rousing" and increasing that desire. Thanks for sharing, Peggy, and for all the great information you've given readers--and thanks for your great books!Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com